Tambaku / Tobacco Plant
Nicotiana tabacum
Also known as American Tobacco, Virginia Tobacco
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- August-May
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Nicotiana tabacum
- Genus
- Nicotiana
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Cultivated in tropics
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Solanaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Solanaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- तम्बाकू Tambaku
- Bengali
- তামাক
- Telugu
- పొగాకు
- Malayalam
- പുകയില
- Marathi
- तंबाखू Tambakhoo
About Tambaku
Tobacco Plant (Nicotiana tabacum) is an undershrub belonging to the Solanaceae family (Nightshade/Tomato family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, cymose (extra-axillary) flower clusters, berry/capsule fruit. Native to Tropical America, it is distributed across Cultivated in tropics. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during August-May. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Solanaceae
Nightshade/Tomato family
Tambaku belongs to the Solanaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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